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The National Guard mistakenly sent an internal sentiment analysis to a newspaper, showing that most reactions to Trumps D.C. takeover are adverse and risks widening a rift between troops and civilians.
Internal documents assessing news coverage and social media describe residents alarm, being a wedge between citizens and the military, according to The Washington Post, which inadvertently received them.
Veterans and troops view the deployment with shame and alarm, the documents read.
A Guard official acknowledged the assessments authenticity and said it was inadvertently emailed to the Post. It is unclear how many others received it.
The analysis found that social posts about the deployment were 53 percent negative, 45 percent neutral, and 2 percent positive.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/national-guard-accidentally-reveals-how-much-people-hate-trumps-dc-crackdown/
Gee, ya think? (the article also goes on the reveal the amount of troop fatigue ad confusion as the deployment lasts beyond a month)

Norbert
(7,339 posts)This is not more important than helping flash flood victims. I hope the NG resentment grows as Krasvov does more stupid and irresponsible things.
Walleye
(42,354 posts)Blues Heron
(7,496 posts)LoveSucky
(44 posts)Yeah the troops want out too and I don't blame them.
LisaM
(29,342 posts)I don't envy them, being put in this position. This is not what they were signing up for. The ramifications will last for years.
Midnight Writer
(24,675 posts)He doesn't think it is funny.
maxsolomon
(37,337 posts)Was it the second Dems weren't in the White House?
Midnight Writer
(24,675 posts)He couldn't pour piss from a boot if the instructions were printed on the bottom.
BidenRocks
(2,169 posts)For chump.
Is he willing g to kill American civilians?
Does he realize we will shoot back?
Cue Aretha!
You Better Think!
calimary
(87,779 posts)You voted for it? Then you live with it. Well, for now, anyway.
D_Master81
(2,187 posts)He doesnt realize that hes wrecking the view of the NG again. I was in college at the start of the Iraq War and the view of joining the guard absolutely plummeted in those years. Im not sure its ever recovered from where it was but anything it had might be gone if theyre getting deployed to be police and trash collectors on American streets. But Trump has his headline and image of being strong so thats all he cares about.
maxsolomon
(37,337 posts)There was real risk at that time.
yankee87
(2,662 posts)In university during that time, true statement.
bronxiteforever
(10,763 posts)angrychair
(11,109 posts)They are murdering people at sea, marching through American streets with loaded weapons pointed at Americans and being Nazi bootlickers in doing the Mango Mussolini's wishes.
Sorry, tell me all you want "they are just following orders". I will remind you that "just following orders" is not a valid defense when committing war crimes or when you are turning against the very people they promised to defend.
ashredux
(2,765 posts)Attilatheblond
(7,214 posts)
Torchlight
(5,615 posts)and has no real venue or practical option to otherwise air editorial critical of, and running counter to, the trump Administration's policies.
Wounded Bear
(62,940 posts)as much as the actual war. When some military acts badly and shoots at demonstrators on a college campus, the stain spreads to all those in uniform.
trump is intentionally trying to build animosity between the populace and the military.